You asked, we answered: Why aren’t accused priests in jail?

NEW YORK
Buffalo News

By Qina Liu

April 25, 2018

It’s been two months since The Buffalo News first reported that a retired priest from the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo admitted that he sexually abused “probably dozens” of teenage boys in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Since then, The News also has published more than 30 stories related to the sexual abuse scandal within the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.

Among The News’ findings:

* Catholic parishioners are indirectly funding sexual abuse settlement claims.
At least eight priests accused of sexually abusing children live within walking distance of elementary and middle schools.

* At least 58 Buffalo priests have been linked to sexual allegations in recent decades, according to News archives, public records and recent reporting by The News. The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo in March released a list of 42 priests accused of sexual misconduct with minors.

* Earlier this week, two Buffalo-area priests were suspended and put on administrative leave because of child sexual abuse allegations.

* Bishop Richard J. Malone announced April 17 that his residence at 77 Oakland Place will be sold to help pay victims of clergy abuse. The diocese has created a new program to compensate victims of clergy sex abuse who reported accusations before March 1.

Readers had questions about our ongoing coverage on the sex abuse scandal, so we caught up with reporter Jay Tokasz and editor Mike McAndrew.

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